WhatsApp Picture-In-Picture Mode

Experience:

WhatsApp has 1.5 billion monthly users and one of the most popular messaging app. To help the users in different activities on WhatsApp and also to enhance the user experience of these users, WhatsApp constantly updating their app and launching new features.

Recently, WhatsApp released new feature PIP mode. By this feature, now user can watch the shared video while doing chat and scroll.

Why this feature is important for a messaging app?

1. Users are now using videos daily for entertainment, learning and other things.

2. While watching the videos in a message it's a good thing to allow a user to continue their chat and other things.

3. In group chats, It's easy to discuss about video while watching a video.

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Why I love this feature?

1. The design of this feature is very simple and anyone can use it without learning.

2. Easy to redirect to the source website.

3. User can place the video box on the screen as per their choice. Amazing!

4. Scrolling while watching video is also possible.

5. And I like the most is, swipe in any direction to hide the video.

Learning:

1. A feature can be good if it doesn't require learning about how to use it.

2. Enhancing the current user experience by updating the feature is important.

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